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Historical Commission to revise local-significance review after CPA/MACRIS clarification
Summary
Staff told the Worcester Historical Commission May 22 that the commission cannot rely solely on MACRIS listings to determine local historic significance for CPA purposes; commissioners will develop clarified procedures and category language, including a possible 50-year minimum for some resource types.
At the end of the May 22 meeting staff reported an administrative clarification that will change how the Worcester Historical Commission determines local historic significance for CPA and related reviews.
Michelle Johnstone told commissioners the commission cannot simply rely on the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) as a shortcut for local determinations. "Coming in hot this…
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